The National Society of Accountants has begun offering a new self-study course to prepare for the exam that the Internal Revenue Service will require all registered tax return preparers to pass. The ...

If the thought of preparing your own tax return feels overwhelming — even with do-it-yourself software — there’s always the option of hiring a professional preparer. Even people who have done their ...

Kelly Phillips Erb is a Forbes senior writer who covers tax. I don’t prepare my own taxes. That wasn’t always the case. When we first started the law firm, I did taxes for the business and our family.

Financial Health Alliance, a specialist in personalized financial consulting, announced the launch of a new, focused course on the power of "income and deduction timing." This program aims to shift ...

The reasons vary from happenstance to heredity, but tax preparers report standing by the reasons they choose this profession — even in the wake of a brutal tax season. Enrolled Agent Twila Midwood of ...

Minimum standards for education and ethics would improve accuracy and transparency while protecting taxpayers. Filing taxes can be complicated. As a result, many people get help from tax preparers.